Strengthens foundational ASL receptive and expressive skills in American Sign Language (ASL) by enhancing the student's ability to comprehend and express lexical, grammatical and syntactical principles at an intermediate level. Conversational skills will be developed incorporating appropriate use of cultural discourse markers. Specific attention will be given to the spatial nature of the language. This course is a prerequisite for Advanced ASL 1, in the coordinated AGS/BA degree in ASL-English Interpretation.